shminux comments on Rationality Quotes April 2013 - LessWrong

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Comment author: shminux 24 April 2013 10:15:01PM 2 points [-]

Isn't there a law or something stating that Einstein never said 99% of what's attributed to him? Or maybe that the accuracy of quote's attribution is inversely proportional to the person's fame?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 24 April 2013 11:16:10PM 1 point [-]

Well, it's unsurprising that misattributed quotes are more often attributed to famous people than to unknown people.